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To hate LinkedIn wankery!

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spottedinthewilds · 06/03/2025 17:15

Gah, the sector I work in (Property) is so annoying with all the social media posts and LinkedIn wankery. I have to keep a hand in because of my job, but it mostly makes me want to vomit.

So many people now on Facebook are spilling their LinkedIn shite to their FB feeds too which also makes me want to vomit.

I know social media is a very powerful tool in business but Mary's old school mates/aunties/uncles etc don't give a shiney shite about a property they have at work to let for £5k a month. or what exciting training course they went on yesterday.

Gah!!

Light hearted obviously. GrinGrin

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Conniethecatapillar · 06/03/2025 22:27

I think it's a necessary evil in the corporate world, I found my job on there so I can't complain too much 😅

NCfor24 · 06/03/2025 22:27

GellerYeller · 06/03/2025 22:10

There’s a brilliant comedy act called Wankernomics that have some hilarious takes on corporate bull on LinkedIn. They’re on Instagram. Worth a look.

Yep they're amazing.
At work we're refreshing our values so I introduced my team to Wankernomics. I can't do the nonsense even though I'm supposed to buy into it and 'cascade' the management speak. It can be painful.
My LinkedIn is out of date and I can't stand it when colleagues post earnest bullshit about "I was thinking how best to do xyz at the weekend, and came across this amazing HBR article..."
Get. A. Life.

PaintCatsPaint · 06/03/2025 22:15

Sunnierclime · 06/03/2025 22:01

Academia is like that too!

”Humbled to announce I’ve won a prize”
”Honoured to have given a keynote lecture”
“Privileged to have got a fancy new job”

The only thing more annoying than the blatant so-called humble-bragging are the fawning sycophants in the comments!

This. I’m convinced you have to have sociopathic tendencies to succeed in academia in its current form.

PaintCatsPaint · 06/03/2025 22:12

YANBU. LinkedIn is positively dystopian.

HappiestSleeping · 06/03/2025 22:12

LinkedIn is just like Facebook. It was good when it started, but has turned into something else now and is largely useless.

GellerYeller · 06/03/2025 22:10

There’s a brilliant comedy act called Wankernomics that have some hilarious takes on corporate bull on LinkedIn. They’re on Instagram. Worth a look.

Sunnierclime · 06/03/2025 22:01

Academia is like that too!

”Humbled to announce I’ve won a prize”
”Honoured to have given a keynote lecture”
“Privileged to have got a fancy new job”

The only thing more annoying than the blatant so-called humble-bragging are the fawning sycophants in the comments!

catscalledbeanz · 06/03/2025 21:51

Yanbu! It's the most self serving nonsense! Why is everyone "thrilled" to announce a benign pointless training course they went on? No one has ever gone on linked in for anything other than self service- to gain a "network" , to get a job, to sell something etc etc. it's made up of bullshit and many jobs (mine included) need all the bullshit to succeed. So I participate. But I hate it and I hate myself for being a part of it.